Early Career Nurse Coordinator - Mental Health
Austin Health – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC
Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5
Exciting opportunity for development and growth
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About theMental Health Division
The Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services are located across Austin Health and in the community.
All mental health services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision making. This approach to client wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team. It encompasses the principles of self-determination and individualised treatment and care.
This role will be working in the Mental Health Division.
About the role
An opportunity currently exists for a contemporary and experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the Mental Health Nursing Education and Training Team as a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Early Careers Coordinator.
About you
To be successful in this roleyou'llbring with you:
Post Graduate Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
Registered Nurse, Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)
Mental health clinical experience and managerial experience in a range of clinical settings.




Highly developed communication and teaching skills to effectively support a wide range of nursing experience and skill level.
Experience working with Early Career Nurses
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a robust sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
Mentoring and career development opportunities.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Secure Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:
Emma Barker, Director of Nursing Mental Health at ******.
#J-*****-Ljbffr

📌 Early Career Nurse Coordinator - Mental Health (Melbourne)
🏢 Austin Health
📍 Melbourne